What do you MEAN “Jorts” isn’t an acceptable term??

Posted by unintendedchoice on June 18th, 2012

Dear NPR,

Usually I agree with everything you say & do. Especially when it comes to making Steve Inskeep belly laugh at 7:45 in the morning.* But THIS:

“The Associated Press Stylebook is the media’s go-to guide for things like grammar and punctuation, and it’s often revised to keep up with vernacular. Its 2012 edition includes a chapter on fashion, and in a Twitter chat this week the AP declared “jeggings” an OK word for the trendy hybrid of leggings and jeans. It added that “jorts” is not an OK term for jean shorts.“

The world has got to read this:

I love Steve Inskeep, and I love saying Sylvia Poggioli. What a great name. My favorite, though, is when Terry Gross snortlaughs.

BeaDee

I’m gonna come down on the Inskeep side of the “best NPR laugh” debate. It’s just so stinkin’ infectious, and I need that at 7:45. Carl Kasell is pretty awesome too, but you don’t get that every day. Totally with you on saying “Sylvia Poggioli” though. Maybe I’ll just say that to my toddler every time she asks “Why?” today. That should make my day more fun.

MarbleNutSlut

SYL-via Poj-OH-li!

Snarkier Than You

I’m a proud card-carrying NPR/WNYC member! Er, or make that “EcoTote carrying” I guess. : )

You just made me go watch this again –

Sarah

I totally thought of you when I heard this story on NPR! EVERYTHING is connected to Twilight, isn’t it?!!

MariaCecilia

Yes! Even when it’s not, it really is! Like, WW2 would not have happened if people had been home reading Twilight instead of fighting. I mean, make vampire love, not war, people! (Hm, what if Adolf Hitler had obsessed about vampires instead, I wonder?)

Sisterpenguin

Bah! Associated Press are just small time anyways. It’s the OED we gotta work on. Just slip it casually into a few more of our writings and it’ll be in there in no time!

Nelle

Exactly what I was going to say, Sister!

The_OldOne

Dawn of the Jorts! Aaww, those kids are so cute, and they got the wolfpack vibe down perfectly, overblown soundtrack and all.
But “jeggings” and not “jorts”? They’re wrong!

FYI: Words With Friends won’t accept jorts either! I would have made serious points, but it said it was not an acceptable word! I beg to differ!

MariaCecilia

Which is why I prefer playing Scrabble in real life: you can always argue with your partner by raising your voice, but try doing that to a stupid machine? No go.

Venom

So true. I yelled at WWF on my phone recently because jorts wasn’t allowed and it didnt listen!

BeaDee

Huh… I wonder if the wolfpack heard what the AP had to say and that’s why they’re in khorts in Breaking Dawn. Which, of course, begs the question: is khorts accepted by the AP?

MariaCecilia

The word “khorts” is being screened by the Department for Homeland Security for possible terrorist connections. Once they decide to spell it “chorts” or “korts” I’m sure there will be no problem incorporating it into daily American life.

MarbleNutSlut

They are wearing Khorts now because they Grown Ups. Adult wolves wear Khorts. Also they were starting to feel underdressed being in such close contact with the Cullens. Fashion Khorts!

MariaCecilia

Okay, okay, I’ll just call them “snorts” then if you think that’s any better..? (Or maybe I’ll just make this snorting sound instead: “Oh, excuse me, do you snell *snorts* for women here?”)